Harley Benton is a popular brand of music instruments and equipment produced by the large online retailer Musikhaus Thomann. The brand features thousands of products, from categories like Electric Guitars, Acoustic Guitars, Electric Basses, Ukuleles, Bluegrass Instruments, String Instruments, Amps, Strings, Effects, Spare Parts and other Guitar and Bass Accessories.
Solid UkeBass Sunburst
HBO-600BK Bundle
HBV 800SKL Acoustic-Electric
Kahuna DLX Solid Soprano
PJ-4 SBK Deluxe Series
G212A-FR Active Cabinet
CLG-650SM-CE BK SolidW B-Stock
B-35BK-FL Acoustic Bass Series
HB-15GXD JamBox
Fusion-II HSH MN FBLB Set 1
CLG-650SM-CE BK SolidWood
Custom Line CLP-15M VS
Custom Line CLA-15MCE VS
S-620 TB Rock Series
DB02-BK Electric Double Bass
DB01-BK Electric Double Bass
Delta Blues DCE
StompControl-4 ISO
TableAmp BlueTooth
TrueTone SH-30 Pro Active
PB-20 SBK Standard Series
ST-20HSS SBK Standard Series
Fusion-II HSH Roasted FBB
Enhanced MJ-5MN Milky
Enhanced MJ-4EB Lake Blue
Enhanced MJ-4EB Creme
Enhanced MP-5MN Natural
ST-Acoustic Black B-Stock
CLF-200 WN
PowerPlant ISO-1 Pro
Overall Harley Benton gear is of good build and sound quality, so it all comes down to your budget. Like with most products, you get what you pay for, so the quality of the product increases as the price increases as well.
Even though most products of the brand have small prices, this doesn't mean that they are cheap plastic toys with no quality of sound and professionalism. Most of them have a great quality of materials, and they do feel heavy and professional. The secret to their small prices is that the products are usually made in the same factories in China where other big brands are making their guitars. But from the factory they go straight to the retailer and then straight to your home, meaning that there are no intermediate sellers and fees. This way you can get good quality gear at accessible prices. If you are a beginner or an intermediate player, you can be just fine with a piece of gear from this brand.
While the quality of the products is definitely there, many people complained about receiving broken products. This may happen usually when the destination of the order is far away from Germany (Thomann's headquarters). While it's not directly the fault of the Harley Benton brand, some people suggested that Thomann should definitely invest more into better packaging, so that the products stay intact even on long distance deliveries.
Overall, Harley Benton Electric gear is great for beginners and intermediate players, and can make a great purchase if you don't live too far away from Germany and you're not among the few unfortunate people who had packaging issues and received broken products.